The1970 United States Virgin Islands general election in large part took place on November 3, 1970, to elect public officials in theUnited States Virgin Islands, with arun-off for the gubernatorial race taking place on November 17, 1970.

Candidates forUnited States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district and thelegislature did not have their political affiliations listed on election returns.

1970 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election

November 3, 1970 (general) November 17, 1970 (runoff) 1974 →

Nominee Melvin H. Evans Cyril King Alexander Farrelly Party Progressive Republican Independent Citizens Democratic Running mate David E. Maas Hugh M. Smith Hugh M. Smith General vote 4,906 5,413 4,628 Percentage 32.82% 36.22% 30.96% Runoff vote 8,259 7,462 Eliminated Percentage 52.54% 47.46%

General election results Runoff results Evans   40–50%   50–60% King   70–80% Farrelly   40–50%

Governor before election Melvin H. Evans Progressive Republican ElectedGovernor Melvin H. Evans Progressive Republican

The1970 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970, to elect theGovernor of the United States Virgin Islands with arun-off on November 17, 1970. It was the first election for governor in the territory since the passage of 1966 Amending Act which allowed residents to elect their own governors.^[1] WhileIndependent Citizens Movement nomineeCyril King won the first round, incumbent territorial governorMelvin H. Evans won the runoff election by a small margin to a full term in office.

All three nominees in this election have eventually served as Governor at some point, as King would be elected to the office in 1974, and Farrelly in 1986 and 1990.

It is important to known that the election ofMelvin H. Evans was last and only time a Republican has won the governorship in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The1970 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands took place on November 3, 1970. DemocratRon de Lugo became the firstdelegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Virgin Islands.

1970 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands

November 3, 1970 1972 →

Nominee Ron de Lugo Lucia A. Galiber Victor G. Schneider Party Democratic Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 5,336 4,772 4,287 Percentage 37.07% 33.15% 29.78%

Results by island Lugo   40–50% Galiber   40–50% Schneider   70–80%

ElectedDelegate to the U.S. House of Representatives Ron de Lugo Democratic

1970 United States Virgin Islands legislative election

← 1968 November 3, 1970 (1970-11-03) 1972 →
All 15 seats in theLegislature of the Virgin Islands
Majority party   Leader John L. Maduro Party Nonpartisan Leader since 1969 Leader's seat At-large Total seats 15 seats Total votes 121,181
President before election John L. Maduro Nonpartisan Elected President John L. Maduro Nonpartisan

The1970 United States Virgin Islands legislative election was held on November 3, 1970, to elect members of the 9th Virgin Islands Legislature. Voters were allowed to choose multiple candidates per district.John L. Maduro was elected president of the legislature at the start of the legislative session.

One senator from the St. Thomas–St. John district was required to be elected fromSt. John, regardless of how they placed in the election.

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